Making Hay

Artist Winslow Homer (American, 1836 - 1910)

DateJuly 6, 1872

MediumWood engraving

Dimensions17 1/4 x 12 in.

ClassificationPrint

Credit LineMary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University

Object number1992.53

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